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☆ The 4 most important things we're watching in the stock market this coming week
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

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But the benchmark S&P 500 (.SPX) advanced for the week as well as the day and registered a second consecutive monthly gain. For the month the S&P rose 1.5% while the Dow added 2.5% and the Nasdaq was barely higher. For the week the S&P rose 0.9% in line with the Dow's weekly gain and the Nasdaq rose 1.3%. While the S&P 500 bank index closed up 1.1%, shares in First Republic tumbled in the regular session and after the close. The S&P 500 posted 25 new 52-week highs and 2 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 66 new highs and 136 new lows.

Chipmaker Intel Corp (INTC.O) gained 4.7% after it said gross margins will improve in the second half of the year. Analysts now expect first-quarter earnings for S&P 500 companies to fall 1.9% from a year ago compared with a 5.1% fall expected at the start of April, according to Refinitiv data. The KBW Regional Banking index (.KRX) and the S&P 500 bank index (.SPXBK) gained over 1% each. Advancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 2.90-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 2.07-to-1 ratio favored advancers. The S&P 500 posted 24 new 52-week highs and 2 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 53 new highs and 107 new lows.

Chipmaker Intel Corp (INTC.O) gained 4.6% after it said gross margins will improve in the second half of the year. The benchmark S&P 500 (.SPX) was set for a second consecutive monthly gain on better-than-expected earnings from megacap companies including Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O), Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) and Meta Platforms Inc (META.O). Analysts expect first-quarter earnings for S&P 500 companies to now fall 1.9% year-over-year compared with a 5.1% fall expected at the start of April, according to latest Refinitiv data. The KBW Regional Banking index and the S&P 500 bank index (.SPXBK) gained over 1% each. The S&P index recorded 21 new 52-week highs and two new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 42 new highs and 97 new lows.

[1/2] Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 10, 2023. Chipmaker Intel Corp (INTC.O) gained 6.1% after it said gross margins will improve in the second half of the year. Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) fell 3.5% as the company signaled its cloud growth would slow further, overshadowing its better-than-expected quarterly results. Analysts expect first-quarter earnings for S&P 500 companies to fall 2.4% year-over-year compared with a 5.1% fall expected at the start of April. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 3.01-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 2.01-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.

The main U.S. indexes ended up sharply on Thursday, with the benchmark S&P 500 (.SPX) logging its biggest one-day percentage gain since early January. Analysts expect first-quarter earnings for S&P 500 companies to fall 2.4% year-over-year compared with a forecast for a 5.1% fall at the start of April. ET, Dow e-minis were down 115 points, or 0.34%, S&P 500 e-minis were down 10 points, or 0.24%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 14.75 points, or 0.11%. Chipmaker Intel Corp (INTC.O) gained 6.5% after it said gross margins will improve in the second half of the year. Colgate-Palmolive Co (CL.N) inched up 0.7% after the toothpaste maker lifted its annual organic sales forecast betting on consistent price hikes.

☆ Colgate-Palmolive raises annual organic sales forecast on price hikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

April 28 (Reuters) - Colgate-Palmolive Co (CL.N) raised its full-year organic sales forecast on Friday, betting on consistent price hikes and steady demand for its pet nutrition products. The company now expects full-year organic sales growth of 4% to 6%, compared with its prior expectations of 3% to 5% range. Peer Kimberly-Clark Corp (KMB.N) also raised its full-year profit forecast on Tuesday, helped by consistent price hikes. While that pulled down its total organic volumes by 2%, this was more than offset by a 12% increase in prices. Colgate-Palmolive's revenue rose over 8% to $4.77 billion in the quarter ended March 31, beating analysts' average estimate of $4.58 billion, according to Refinitiv data.

REUTERS/Brendan McDermidSummarySummary Companies Amazon down after signaling slower AWS growthPinterest, Snap fall on downbeat forecastsIntel gains on upbeat view on marginsMarch PCE index due at 8:30 a.m. ETFutures down: Dow 0.37%, S&P 0.37%, Nasdaq 0.28%April 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures dipped on Friday as Amazon's warning about a slowdown in its cloud business and downbeat forecasts from Snap and Pinterest dented Wall Street sentiment, while investors awaited a key inflation report later in the day. The main U.S. indexes ended up sharply on Thursday, with the benchmark S&P 500 (.SPX) logging its biggest one-day percentage gain since early January. Analysts expect first-quarter earnings for S&P 500 companies to fall 2.4% year-over-year compared with a forecast for a 5.1% fall at the start of April. ET, Dow e-minis were down 127 points, or 0.37%, S&P 500 e-minis were down 15.25 points, or 0.37%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 37.25 points, or 0.28%.

☆ Futures dip as Amazon warns of slowdown in cloud segment
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) shares slipped 1.1% in premarket trading as the company signaled its cloud growth would slow further, overshadowing its better-than-expected quarterly results. The weak updates followed stronger-than-expected earnings from big technology and growth companies this week including Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O), Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) and Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) which led analysts to improve first-quarter profit estimates for S&P 500 companies. The main U.S. indexes ended up sharply on Thursday, with the benchmark S&P 500 (.SPX) logging its biggest one-day percentage gain since early January. Analysts expect first-quarter earnings for S&P 500 companies to fall 2.4% year-over-year compared with a forecast for a 5.1% fall at the start of April. ET, Dow e-minis were down 105 points, or 0.31%, S&P 500 e-minis were down 16 points, or 0.39%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 48.75 points, or 0.37%.

[1/2] Customers shop at a mall ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Beijing, China January 15, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File PhotoLONDON/MILAN/FRANKFURT/NEW YORK, March 1 (Reuters) - The world's top consumer and luxury goods companies have seen sales of everything from cosmetics to condoms grow in China since Beijing ended strict COVID-19 curbs, another sign that the world's No. Tourism from China was helping sales in neighbouring Macau, Hong Kong, Taiwan and even Japan, he added. Reckitt Benckiser, which makes Nurofen tablets, cold remedy Lemsip and Durex, saw a pick-up in China after a decline in volumes because of lockdowns. U.S. retailer Walmart Inc (WMT.N), which operates nearly 400 retail and wholesale stores in China, reported strong traffic in its stores since reopening.

☆ Fabuloso Parent Recalls Nearly 5 Million Bottles of Cleaning Product Over Infection Risk
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Colin Kellaher | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Colgate-Palmolive Co. is recalling nearly 5 million bottles of Fabuloso multipurpose cleaning products due to the risk of exposure to bacteria, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the company said Wednesday. The agency said the recalled products may contain Pseudomonas species bacteria, which pose a risk of serious infection for people with weakened immune systems, external medical devices or underlying lung conditions. The same bacteria was linked to another recent recall of 8 million laundry and cleaning products from The Laundress.

☆ Sustainable Packaging Is Sometimes Doubling as Easier-to-Open Packaging
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Katie Deighton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +7 min

Sarah Ryan Hudson found the Barbie’s Dr. Jane Goodall packaging to be a welcome departure from the hard-to-open versions of her youth. The costs involved in overhauling packaging systems also made them reluctant to change for the benefit of a less-finicky opening experience. To be sure, shifts toward more sustainable materials haven’t made packaging easier to use across the board, and campaigners for widely accessible packaging say companies aren’t moving to provide it quickly enough. The company’s Gillette razor brand in 2021 began selling some razors in cardboard packaging with a pulp tray, rather than in plastic blister packs and trays. Colgate-Palmolive Co. in 2019 introduced a recyclable Colgate toothpaste tube, using a high-density polyethylene material without aluminum, said Greg Corra, Colgate-Palmolive’s worldwide director of global packaging and sustainability.

☆ Cloudflare Takes Aim at a Top Security Threat: Your Inbox
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Belle Lin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +5 min

Cloud-infrastructure company Cloudflare Inc. announced Wednesday new email security capabilities aimed at helping businesses defend against phishing, malware and other cyberattacks commonly targeting corporate email accounts. It provides web performance, cybersecurity and other services to millions of customers, of which more than 156,000 pay for its services. Matthew Prince, co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare Photo: Cloudflare Inc.Chief Executive Matthew Prince said the new security functions are also in response to an increase in ransomware and other sophisticated cyberattacks, some of which are perpetrated by relatively unsophisticated hackers. Prince said, referring to the growth of so-called “ransomware-as-a-service,” where ransomware operators provide malware programs to affiliates to launch attacks. Prince said Cloudflare, which was itself a customer of Area 1 before pursuing an acquisition, has more closely integrated its existing cybersecurity services with Area 1’s email security platform.

☆ First TVs, now tortillas: U.S. companies set minimum prices to halt discounting
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Jessica Dinapoli | Thomson Reuters | New York-Based Reporter Covering U.S. Consumer Products Spanning Paper Towels To Packaged Food | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

read moreFor many years manufacturers set the lowest price at which retailers could advertise certain big-ticket items like TVs. read more As a result, consumers have struggled to find a lower advertised price anywhere else. This compels brands that sell huge volumes of goods on Amazon to set, and then enforce, a minimum price. "We have no role in creating them or in their continued adoption," the Amazon spokesperson said when asked about minimum advertised pricing policies. Amazon said in response that it does not prevent sellers from offering lower prices elsewhere.

☆ Is Your Colleague Earning More Than $200,000 a Year? Now You Can Find Out
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Chip Cutter | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Want to make more than $200,000 a year in New York? The options may be more plentiful than you think. From content director at Colgate-Palmolive Co. to the diversity, equity and inclusion business manager at Macy’s Inc., the list of jobs offering the chance to make over $200,000 includes careers in a wide a range of industries, one of the early revelations from New York City’s new salary transparency law.

☆ Third Point takes stake in Colgate-Palmolive; sees value in pet food spinoff
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

FILE PHOTO: Colgate toothpaste is pictured on sale at a grocery store in Pasadena, California January 30, 2014. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS)(Reuters) -Daniel Loeb’s Third Point has built a significant position in toothpaste maker Colgate-Palmolive Co and sees value in a potential spinoff of its Hill’s Pet Nutrition business, the activist investor said in a letter seen by Reuters. The investor letter did not disclose the size of Third Point’s stake, but cited several reasons for investing in the consumer goods company, including its pricing power in inflationary conditions and the strength in its pet food business. “There is meaningful hidden value in the company’s Hill’s Pet Nutrition business, which we believe would command a premium multiple if separated from Colgate’s consumer assets,” the letter said. Sales in Colgate’s pet nutrition business have outpaced overall company revenue over the last few years as consumers pay more attention to the needs of their cats and dogs.

Oct 18 (Reuters) - Daniel Loeb's Third Point has built a significant position in toothpaste maker Colgate-Palmolive Co (CL.N) and sees value in a potential spinoff of its Hill's Pet Nutrition business and other brands, the activist investor said in a letter seen by Reuters. The investor letter did not disclose the size of Third Point's stake, but cited several reasons for investing in the consumer goods company, including its pricing power in inflationary conditions and the strength in its pet food business. Loeb called the pet segment one of the most "exciting" pockets in the consumer space and said the business could be worth roughly $20 billion if it were a standalone company. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"There is meaningful hidden value in the company's Hill's Pet Nutrition business, which we believe would command a premium multiple if separated from Colgate's consumer assets," the letter said. Sales in Colgate's pet nutrition business have outpaced overall company revenue over the last few years as consumers pay more attention to the needs of their cats and dogs.

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